The Sun. — London, England, 1810-02-28 00:00:00

I I I .f NAVAL NEWS: age d,ikeet: OCC LI' t i e s of : will 0.110 than a ;r3'l, CO he lat' Vijc' a cliV s ) sa ri hi ts -n f or anti r gOi f, to tu" . le c d So. lo ris° i ll t 1 : 0 a gains t sum; is into !twee ll N in ervt h that to glect it will uantitl perfect urge Of -tict 14 . etweeli there 1., at Ail' will (Cor• pres" eril l ''', °IIV nCO VeY 3- 1 :11'01 1 g ,' laVe grte r ' 4. 1-1 e late vicid% )f tsellt tD • E . 113 5 . ier' the er ) tt yoa „orili lJ 4 Y S t , her X. 1116 this ac' a rrive , cat cor il i e Dr) roly, f res in„ eneral; Ting 10, n umbe r irts, 9. 0- „ Ar i,oo it O r - th w its 0, ~ Y°— art aiudiv.: ) )311 ;„ 3110' Ppr" The 1-- : ; to 0/ it D‘ f i i ' r 5 s• 10 L ) , t 1.07 'roos de LONDON GAZETTE', Feb. 27, 181" Admir alty -Offic e , Feb. 27, 1810. Co h ~ _ tVoi a Letter from Ca,tain Sayer,Majesty's sloop tr:ltale,gli, ad,iressed .to Viceliaoiral Campbell, and of his p ' r imed by thelatter to 1 tin Wilson Croker, Esq. SIR , His Majesty's Sloop Raleigh, Feb. 24, ato• it!iitave oche honour to acquaint you, tiai r I my Lords Commissioners of the A i d for the inf . or ,- - air, that this afternoon' at five o'clock, Beac ly 47 ci d bealifig E.N.E. five or - sii.leagues, his Majes cha utider toy co•i:mand captured, after a short f or s e , Le Modeste French luqger privateer, pierced c0,,, 18 , Num, but had only I,tir mounted, having a . by'ititNeinent o f forty-three men, and comman*d from-1,4'411r Prosper Paul Feray, out sixteen hours o ther ; e31 } 1 1), and had not taken,any thing. Tv': 5 ) le Itiggers* %ere in company , with her, which t 'oll ' % °lt wi th all sail set; and having charge of a V. prevented my givi ng C h ace to them. I have the honour to ,be,.Bcc. GEO. SAYER. tZtrao 441ir a11, 1 1-office, Feb. 27, 181 0 . jetty. s °r , a Letter from Captain Maxwell, .of his Ma r _ C4 H l oh s iN ) the Royalist,. ad tressed to Vice-Adnnr.il troje e i e ", and t r ansmitted by the latter to lolin Wilson , tu b • SIR , His Majesty's Sloop Royalist, in • I h ave th the Downs, Fee. 24, ISt°. JtSly), 31 honour to acquaint you, of his Ma eaarePP fLyalist, under my command, having lii kr " ter a chace of one hour, the French and fif?rwateer Plince Eugene, of fourteen guns, the ta d :hue men i sailed from Boulogne o ., n_ ao, h , Y. in company with three others, without, PPy to add, having made any captures. ktrs s , ____.--..... b ri —OUTS FEB.L. 26. Came in this day the Tobgalia4Ber. of Lo.rd on A. , KAVNAGH master, from i g e bound t o L oudon, after a passage of 42 k e ' l e n With t sugar, rum, an d other goods of LigttQ hndize- On the 25th instant, off the Owers ofdga beari ng north h a lf east, d i stance four or fi ve 46 .. she fell in with a French lugger privateer, tapt„. 4 1143 and 64 men, by whom then Ranger was Fr, tic u- h - '' and after being in the possession of the th 4 p -rne n about eight hours, was recaptured by Port, e" 1 / 1 144 04 brig of war, and brought into thit 16.114'QU letter of marque, Co r ille licr Ver on her pasiage home spoke the ship TA:4'',diip.tureti fro m from Jamaica, in lor.g. 111 g in tow a large Brazilman, which she had a French privateer. • , tior4 B , la i e sty's ship Cyane gives convoy instruc `" shi the Le , 14 boand to Lisbon, Gibraltar,, M alta, and r,alediterrancan. .• /4%.4 811 41e in tlll3 day hi s M a j asty ' s s hi p ivorge, o f si 4 - 118 ' ircni Lisbon •; also his Majesty's ship Per tbili the M e di terranean, and 15 put udder qua rahtpe. Sailed I 44 . tile Furiou s gun brig on a cruize. 3 04 v ed the Port Mahon brig, of is guns, Capt. P it ; LAwsor,r, froth a cruize; and the Speedwell, c 1 ,04 , Sail lrorn Youghall. - fd t Su ed .the J ane., . BUTTON, and Ann, PURBECK, It nderi and. is kbiesty's ship Sarpedon takes convoy to the ow ns. Canxe IM . . • 1 41 y fro harbour this day his Majesty's ship ? n , °lb SPith ea d . $' 1. , 0 ; back this day (for London) the brig Ann, Ivip c i lt Illas ter, having sustained damage in a gale o Caul th e 2 5th inst. 36 p h -le in from St. Helen's the Owen Glendower, of v: 43 . for Spithead. . 4 - Ill e into tk e loto t, " harbour this evening the brig , , ,o,„: gpila lan e..lll. master, from Rochelle bound to Lo d n - - tai lleti n with a cargo of wheat, having been itope. and seneinto this port by his Majesty's bit 'P AL , • early 1::112-1, FEB. 2 5.—. Appeared off this port, %i s '"' s Morni ng, t h e s hi p J o h n of Gaunt, Capt. g ain °4 2 3 g days from Martinique. The Expeditioq 4rt lV • al , G , 134(141011 pe had not sailed'; thy waited the ak, "' the next Packet from England. On the - Nye tiv ' el receivin g erp ool her orders she proceeded for Late thi s .. . . Paeltet, cl4lB e,vening, a rr i ve d the Prince Ernest ,SI Da. e vening, PETait ~ with mails f rom J ama i ca , ,4 1 gavi tl —la ge 3 the Surgeon and two of the crew tip; m 4le(l on the p assage, she is put under quaran hot il '"e !nail is not to be landed till to-morrow, The 4 ) , 11 Y news tra nsp i re d f rom her. • tail tj P rinc ess Charlott e p ac k et , f or Li s b on, w ill 1,,1e first favourabl e w i nd. /44 e .4) (l4eoflCent, for B ar b a d oes ; an d t h e Towns 10r Malta; are detained till further &Eters. 1 3 4414 ZGL 1 / °11.131 P FEB, 26 =Arrived the French . sloop b oi : a ctr ie Fran Poise, from L'Orignt, It lacieer, belonging laden ynthsa ~ Vtt tlm to St. Sebastians, captured by the Hero pr . t.. to this port ; and a French brig . b R II with 4 ' to es, captured by hi i Majesty's ship, 11.641 lb ; ' als o arrived hi s M a j esty ' s ship He l ena; p ' t tle Cork s t at i on. 8 14 ! back his M a j esty's shi .drethusa. w7aile3 sn.t d his M p ajesty's slip Nar c i ssus , on a cru i ze . It at , Pp the Harb our to b e repaired his N a-. '1 hips Dryad and Naiad. e .t C o l'.' . , r h --s ' FEB. 27. , Yesterday evening arrived 'l' lgliSh ket c h Susannah, Capt. G EORGE 4 4-,-E ' NA. 44.1 bound from London ; and this morn. . 1 ins the boy Guile iloffnung, Cape. CUAIGE, froth I . the same place, both , bound:for Oporto ; they 'are 'put in here -in distress, having experienced very bad : ‘ I weather ; and the latter has been obliged to throw _ . overboard a part of her cargo to save the vessel from sinking. Also arrived here the Spanish brig Vo /ante:Capt. Scmuc HE, from Cadiz for London, with wine and wool . ; but I do not learn she brings any news. LIVERPOOL, FEE. LT.—Arrived here the Agree able, Capt. BRIDGE, from Antigua, from whence - she sailed on the 22d January, and brings an account that the Expedition was to proceed against Guada loupe on the 25th. • DEAL, FEB.. 27.—Arrived the Echo sloop of war with a large brig from Caen, which the Echo fell in with se a r the,French coast in distress; . the Arun d,el, STEEL, from Martinique. PORTUGUESE PAPERS. LISBON, VEB. 16.—0 n the 10th inst. his Ecel leney Lord WELLINGTON reviewed in the Campo Per quino, 14 squadrons of Portuguese cavalry, and ex pressed himself in terms of the highest satisfaeion at their soldierlike appearance and excellent disci ! pline. On the 12th of the same month, the Portu guese regiment of infantry of the line No. 20, em barked for Cadiz, having been likewise reviewed on the loth by his Excellency Lord WELLINGTON, who expressed complete approbation of their good order and discipline, and they have proved how well they deserved thi, praise, as not a single man of them has deserted. This it is true might not be cbnsi dered as extraordinary in troops ac •astomed to ex peditions and embarkation ; but is highly deserving of praise in soldiers not used to service, and only raised since-the war. On the quay of Meat, where the embarkation was made, the people honoured the regiment with many acclama-tions, as they also did its worthy com mander, J. PR 1011, to whom it owes its present ei cellent and soldier-like condition. Being detained by centrary winds, they set sail on the 14th. Four English regimenls, and two brigades of artillery of the, same nation, -had set sa;l for the same destina tion the preceding week. LISBON, .FEB. 17.—Mr. Vu.r..tEns sailed yesterday for England. This has been a week of alarm. I believe it is petty well ascerta►ned that the French are in great force towards Badajoz, for which .place General HILL's brigade has marched. The fort at Elvas may bid defiance to the united enemy's force, could it be supplied with provisions, but these are not easily to be procured, in consequence_of the ex hausted state of the country, in quantities sufficient for a Lige garrison in a state of siege. It is astonishing how the. French forces have,sub sisted in thOse Rifts of Spain through which they have marched ; their plan must have been to have taken Cadiz by treachery, which, in this instance, has been defeated. - They, however, marched for ward; in full confidence of succeeding in this affair; disappointed in their objea, they are in a most wretched' situation, and some Spanish troops hav ing been detached from Cadiz, great hopes are entertained that they may be defeated. Reports which have been circulated at Oporto for the last futr days of their defeat and dispersion, are certainly without foundation. , The cavalry received orders yesterday to march with all expedition to Btdajoz, in the neighbour hood of which the French have arrived in , great force. EXTRAORDINARY EVENT.—The following story has been circulated within the last two or three days, and was commurlicatetl to us 'as a fa6t. : -----A woman, who bad been left in the sole care of a house near ,Hendon, in which' there was some valuable pro perty, had been uneasy several days, front an ap prehension that some attack might be made upon it in $o unproteaed•a state. Her uneasiness was so great on Wednesday last, that she went . to a neigh, bonring cottage, and re ques t e d the woman who re sided in it to go and sleep. in the house with her, or to induce one of her family t o d o so. N ot being able to succeed at this place, the servant proceeded to a.public,house for the same purpose. A young soldier, who was quartered in that house, agreed to go with the poor woman. When they reached the mansion, they found one of the windows open, and ' on ,entering, the soldier was attacked by a man wlth a large knife. The soldier iruniediltely ran his , biyonet through the ruffian, and killed him on the 'spot. Immediately. after another man came forward, with a pistol in his hand, which he aimed at the soldier, 'but which luckily missed fire. The latter then attacked the second robber, and killed him immediately. It is said that, 'upon inquify, it was found that the two robbers were the husband and son of the cottager to whom the house-keeper had first applied for assistance. We are happy to contradiEt the report of the death of Sir WATKIN LEWES ; lie was very well on Saturday last, and likely to live many years. Two new Commercial deCrees have recently been prdinulgated io'France. The one has for its object to prohibit all ships from leaving French ports with. corn, unless half their cargoes consist of wine or brandY., That of the other is to lay a double duty on all merchandize brought by ioreign ships into French ports. 1 gECR Er COIII2:SItTE. THE REPORT OF THE SECRET COiMITTEE RELAT- ING TO THE EXPEDITION TO THE SCHELDT. Th-re were laid before your Committee 16 closures,; contained in Lord .Castlereagh's dispatch to the L'arl of Chatham, - of the Bth July, 1809. Your Committee have also examined three in , closures, the last of them bearing date, Holland, the 17th July, 1809, which were communicated to 11i,1r. Cooke, and duplicates transmitted to tt'e or Chatham previous to the sailing of the Expedi tion, the substance of which is as follows :--- On Saturday afternoon, the 15th of July, the' French squadron were lying at ate same place; ahreac. of Kroningen, about 26 English miles faint Flushing : their nuentxrs as before, t 0 ships of the line, one frigate, two corVe,ttes'(which he nearer to Flushing)., and 21 gun-brigs, and 40 small luggers. It is believed they are to try for Brest, but they will certainly not attempt it while the English are lying before the coast ; they have Provisiuni for three months on board. From Lillo td the Flemish, side they have sunk ten heavy anchors, and a strong iron . chain 4o each anchor, whieb is paseed through two stout cables, stretching each nearly half across the and made fast on each side of the shore- with chains ; there are heavy timberS tacked round (hem, about the size of a ship's main -mast, to-float them; and to prevent' their being cut. Round .these tim bers, in different places, there are beau: chains lapped round, so that they form two strong booms across the Scheldt, leaping only an ope`eing" for one ship to' pass through at a time, which opening can also be shut by another booth on a similar con stration. They are ofopinion, that inside this thaw' they will be safe float any attack_ - made upon them, covered the batteries of - and the otherside ; certain it is ; they are much afraid. With regard to troops in - Antwerp, there is not a soldier, except a few ship-carpenters; the citi zens are obliged to keep watch and guard the town ; at Lilo there are not 50 !nee ; on the French side of the Scheldt, there are not 100 men; at Zerikzee, none ; on the whole Island of Tergoes, not above 20 men. It is believed that at Bieskins there are none, or if any,-very. few ; on the Island of Walcheren, in all about 3500 men, the greater part foreigners, and many sick. This is the real state at present, nor can any men be spated from Flolland in case of an attack ; and from France it is certain they could not muster any number for a week at least... With 10,000 British troops there is no doubt that all the places above-, mentioned might be taken, provided a British squa= dron attacks them at the same time in the Scheldt; there never was a better opportunity than the pre• sent; what it herein stated may be relied on. Your Committee then proceeded to examine Ed ,' ward Cooke, Esq. and the Right Hon. Wm. Wel lesley Pole, respecting the nature and substance of the. confidential .communications which Govern ment' had received respecting the state of the ene my's force and preparations in the Scheldt and its vicinity." No, alterations bad been made in the fortifications of Antwerp since the French had become its pos sessors, with the exception of two batteries, begun to be eretled early in the summer of 1809, both of which were in a very unfinished state in the middle of the month of July. Of the citadel less detailed information was trans mitted than of the town of Antwerp, as no stran gers were admitted within its gates, and all informa tion respeEtiog it is derived from Ei view of its ex ternal appearance, or frOm report. On the ramparts of the citadel the guns were al ways mounted; there were-no palisades discernible from without ; the citadel is mole elevated than the fortifications of the° town, but was. represented, in conversation with'sorteOffiCers, to be in a weak state of defence. No alteratioe:was understood to have .been made in it by the' French. The . ramparts of the town were in many places out of repair, and were in no part palisaded. There were but eight or nine guns mounted upon them, but many were lying dismounted on the grass in June Isete. Stich, according to this report,, was the state in which the fortifications of Antwerp remained in the middle of July. Respeeting the-Tete de Flandres, a work on the opposite bank of the Scheldt, the in formation Is less positive, but it' was not known to have received any additions or resent repairs. It is a work open to the liver, but inclosedon its front and'fianks. The breadth of the 'river opposite to Antwerp was supposed to be about half a mile. Respecting the dock=yards and basin, the follow ing account was received from the same quarter The dock is situated betweety the town and the citadel, about a hundred yards from the latter, by which it is commanded. The dock-yard Was begun. since the commencement of the present war. Its extent is sufficient to admit of nine sail of the line being constru&ed at fhe.same time, and that num ber was actually on the slips. There were ❑o dry docks of masonry for repairing or receiving ships. ,The fort 1)f Lillo, about twelve miles below Ant werp, was viewed from the water. It appeared to be in a. strong state of defence, with guns mounted, and palisades. Lietken-hoeik is opposite to it. Of the two, the site of - Lill° appeared to be the most elevated. 'The informant did not balieve it to be botnb-proof: A strong boom was thrown across the river, near Lille, early in June, with a view to defend the Shipping from an enemy, and to protect it from the drifting ice in winter. At that tune the enemy appeared to entertain considerable apprehe.nsiops of an attack upon their fleet in the Schddr, but were not supposed to be in expedation of an attempt upon Antwerp. Of the state of the enemy's force previous to the sailing of the expedition, the following intelligence had been transmitted to'Governwent at different pe riods, and from the same quar!er. From June to Clic middle of July, 1809, there were from 200 to 300 Dutch troops in Beigen-op- Zoom. In Tholen, Rosenthal, and South-Beveland, tie troops, excepting a few gunners at Bathz. In Williamstadt about 150 Dutch troops. There appeared to be no troops in Lillo or LiA'kenshoeik. In Flackee none, P. nd but 25 Men in Goree. • In Walcheren there were in June about 4000 men, of whom 1000 were the French Colonial gitneot, 400 the Irish Battalion, about 1100 the Prussian . Battalion, and from 700 to 800 the bih butch regithent, besides Oid titcil Gt,t)( 6 2rs IL , 'a4 TUChOiltedpq OniCerS teat there •tA.'el - 6 cin,ly 3t , YRlSskinSln In Jane i 809 there were Ai twerp about Iliad French troop, of rheline, some at whom were hi; lio.idsret.Jrned Spftin. •• Thee Burghei - guard consisted .of from- 406-, td, SW), who were sof the :nature of a . police. gu:%rdi and were.not at that time called upon to'd6m:lttilry duty. , , • There- were from 630 to 700 'sNps',crirFe H nters.; clotired soldiers, - and disciplined as a in;lit;iz i though not_usUall2, pertOring gattisonduty. • There were-_besidesffoin Otto to 89 g4.lley slgi'e4" • Chained together, and not trained. to arms. Ondhe 16th :of July, dhe garrison, o'f iltitwcro, consisted of ._trout 400 retculars among whom were. some invaliA. Of the 1500' who -were: (here in.. June, a part were sertingon board titre men of''‘';ar as-marines part . ot the 48111 regiment of the' hue ‘1):Id marched to Fidshing ; where they a.fterardi sur= - rendeied; the ships' calpenteis had' been to the Da tlubf: In jdne and July, according to this thrre were from 200,0 to 3000 men in canlp of ,Nurden, which. in. September .wtfe_ in,J - easect tai - 8000 or 900()..- In the month of June anti Ju ly s . there _were. do other. Camp at Leyden, near Ilotterdarn7; or else , . where; but there were some troops at Calais and at , This, with .the exception of the force _encanip-k ed at Harden,' in September, was the atnimnt . the infOrmatioa. Which Government • hat deti , ; , ed from this sou ice previous to the Sailipg of• the tx yedition, Ou the iFt or August, troops. were tuarching - Antwerp from, al, quarters, but none had 3 - et 'arrive esi 'there.. • On Ike sth the garrison of Antwerp cón' , ,isted. if conscripts, clo9aniers, atqi volunteers' . On the sth min 6th, troops trot.: Calais and Bc>,i logne were rnarehhz !o Cacisand and are'skinS. Oa the gtia and 10th, there were at Breda.and Bergenop-Zoom (rota 5000 t, 6000 Dutch troqp3, On the till at Brecht, .6;.-rgen'-op well) and its vicinity, and Cadsai,d, thett vt.ve 26,000 troops, exclusive of the garrison of.Yiu-liing. Tice head-quarters were at Rosen, and the 4,my _was commanded by the- - King of rid in pe!son., The force-consisted of two or threeferritnerlts of French Guards, of 1000 men each, from I:,:r.s) 1200 Gens'd'At met cavalry; 6000 Dutch trom the troops in Cadsand were tegulars : ; the re - mlind, r of this force was composes of douaniers, conscripts, and volunteer s. They were assembledfrom , kiholo,oo . , Calais, every p .rt of Holland; and' the Low Cotm triLs, wherever they could press men. By accounts from Antverp 4 . the it tli of August, it appAred that they were inunchli - ng the country between Antwerp ,anZ Lilo, alit' were creaing below Antwerp four strong batterit_F, twt.) on each side of the river, which were coii:ln , ”lced after the arrival of the expedition in the 6ch,2,1. FEMALE. FASHIONS FOR 1112.11? CH. EX . TRA,C * T;II FRC'. " LA BELLE ASS£MBLEE,' ; A7.OA TILE PRESENT Al OR t, i vc DR 6ss,Es— Are sti,ll made in plaincambrici With oblong spots or sprigs or lace let in ori the onsoM ant sleeves. Small lace caps tied down with coloured 8:1k - of gauze liaod,' kerchiefs, ornamented in front 'with 'a dciYii-tiarp ct . tet cps flowers, or a knot o?pinks or r ‘ anuncillus, G ' l aves and,suoes of correspondent-colours. DINNER, OR HOME DR-ESSEf —Are Mostly c i praposed.pt stuff, cloth', or iteltef, einbroidertid or trimmed :with long sleeves and moderate trains ; either - high in the neck with a fallingcollar of worked niusi:rl, or full lace, or just above the tse of , the bosom with a while crape . - habit-shirt, Or, standing 'frill of_ lace plain round the neck, Velvet Turkish.caps, sold bands, and spangled nets, are much 1 , worn on the head. ' • Bands in every species - of' je.,vcla are now tire - prevailing ornaments. for the _head ; they are` worn lori over the face, with a diamOnd, or other open Woilt clasp or loop in tliecentre of theToreheal. The hair curled on the .hind hair brought forward, and disposed so as tci fall ovft the left side.of the tace...—No variety leas taketrplace in shies; they are still-embroidered in gold or silver, in the device of a star. , in.respea to thejewellery; the greatest novelty is tlieband for . tlie head; they are formed,by two rows,Of coloured stones or . Pearls fastened to an ornament in i th c e entie. Girdles in coloured gems - distinguish the woman of - fashion: Ear-rings are made in the to and drop fashion." Brom;c l .l.S in the forum of sporigs.pr flowers, with geinh appropriate..hu,s. Ire prevailmag colours for the season ale ruby, garnet, puce, pur« ple, orange, grass--gi 2 een, and ebquelicor. Mr. KEMBLE is so much recovered,• that Ite. was able to resume the Bart of king Lear on ,oDtlay last, at Covent-Garden Theatre, anti W2B receiv‘d throughout with warm applause" by,alcrowded'au dience. . . • The new Farce of Hit oriklip was repeated last night at the Lyceum with _great succ,tss, s, It was properly retrenched, as it was originaliy.mnch - too long. The audience were highly diverted by.:11.,; ridicule against the Four-in-hand Cluli, 'AVi;O,C man'. ners and language were; adniirably ,assitned MATPIEWS. 'ilk piece has the'recornmendaciOn of some excellent niusic final J3lsao'r. • The remains of the Hon. Mr. Eden twerd t night removed from Lord Auckland's house Olit 'Palace-yard, and deposited in ,the family vault at Beckenham. " They were- attended 'by the Ho,. George Eden, the kart of- Buckinghainshite, Mr; Hugh Elliot, Mr. Wedderburn, and theltev • G o. Moore - . ,The funerai service was pertbrared .by 0;9 Rev. Mr; Ruse, Rea - tor of the parish. • We have seldom had the misfortune to concern, plate an event which has more inthrested :the ptit)itit than-the disappearance •of - this young- ,Gel'iflinian, not only from the high estimation in ,which. he was hela,•but from his . aanal situation and futtgc pr. 4 . • • • speds 3 and it is the inora-ditlicult • ascourir for, ai in evidence before thecorDner's inquest, it appear- , ed that-there vvas ticosynptotu of mental derange ment in any ri,t. of his conduct ; ,but that to the. very hour of his leaving he was engaged in transak-Ithg business with that precision and pundu-, ably for which he was \remarkable: Le 'As iCestershire Attorney has rordecl., on, . . tne. Hinckley- Eank to the , amount of 200 1. wie which, - and 'about 40001. of his Clients' iponey ; b has taken leave of :absence, and is suppo,tet to Lie one to France.' A lady at Moulton, in Suffolk, -made, twelve ! guineas 'last year of Elie produce of one hen turkey. j Last week an ewe, `the property, (if a fanner at 1 I-Togshaw, near Winslow, Bucks,.yeaned five 14in.las, who, with the &auk s are all likely to kip tatia" F 35t7 pas-_ ar- _I )